The nurse is speaking with a 14-year-old client who has attempted suicide by cutting his wrists in the past. How would the nurse best implement a means restriction approach to suicide prevention in this case?

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Means restriction is a suicide prevention strategy that involves limiting access to the means or tools that an individual might use to attempt suicide. In this case, suggesting to the client's parents that they lock up all sharp knives in the house directly addresses the method the client has previously used (cutting his wrists) and aims to make it more difficult for the client to attempt suicide in a similar manner again.

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